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The Borgias Reviews

I went into this sixth episode of the season wanting to write a more glowing review of The Borgias , but "The French King" still left plenty to be desired. Not by its characters mind you, who all must have desired More »

THE BORGIAS “The Borgias In Love” Season 1 Episode 5 – Given my penchant for the darker side of humanity, I figured The Borgias would run right up my alley. But instead of dark, it’s dull. Unfortunately that’s what More »

Per the usual on The Borgias , we witnessed plenty of crime, passion, and in the case "The Borgias in Love," we saw a couple of crimes of passion. Sometimes plots on The Borgias move slowly. Take for example the mov More »

THE BORGIAS “Lucrezia’s Wedding” Season 1 Episode 4 – The Borgias went all Cruel Intentions this week as Lucrezia seeks kissing advice from her father’s whor Giulia (is that what we’e calling her?) prior to her b More »

Although "Lucrezia's Wedding" was the second straight episode in which The Borgias failed to prove itself as an excellent series, there continue to be a couple of interesting elements that give the show promise as w More »

THE BORGIAS “The Moor” Season 1 Episode 3 – First thing is first: how awesome is that opening title sequence? A supreme mash of sex and blood which sets us up for an episode filled with…well, not quite as much bloo More »

After what was a great start to the series in last week's premiere, "The Moor" was a bit complacent, and felt extremely similar to what we had already seen. Maybe this is just what The Borgias is going to be. Each More »

Showtime's The Borgias , a sumptuous and sexy new drama series set during the Italian Renaissance, chronicles the rise and crimes of one of history's most nefarious dynasties, or as the marketing materials call th More »

THE BORGIAS “The Poisoned Chalice” & “The Assassin” Season 1 Episode 1 & Episode 2 – There are worse ways to spend a Sunday than listening to Jeremy Irons’ Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia scheming for the papacy to become More »

Pope Alexander: Oh what would Rome be without a good plot? That just about explains what The Borgias is going to be about. Constant plotting against the Pope, and then his ability to fight back against all those th More »